Sanders Shiver (born February 14, 1955) is an American former

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player and coach. A fifth round draft choice out of Carson–Newman College—now known as

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—in 1976, he professionally played ten years as a

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in the

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(NFL) with the

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and

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. Shiver served as the head football coach at

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from 1989 to 1992, compiling a record of 15–24–1. Shiver was an assistant coach at Bowie State from 1986 to 1988 under Dave Dolch, before succeeding him as head coach in December 1988 when Dolch left to become the head football coach at Morningside College in

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. Shiver currently works for the public school system of

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, is married, and has four daughters.

Head coaching record

College

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Shiver, Sanders 1955 births Living people American football linebackers Baltimore Colts players Bowie State Bulldogs football coaches Carson–Newman Eagles football players Miami Dolphins players People from Hopkins, South Carolina Coaches of American football from South Carolina Players of American football from South Carolina African-American coaches of American football 20th-century African-American sportsmen 21st-century African-American sportsmen